Lowry misses cut at US Open
Double bogey cost Offaly golfer from promising position
SHANE Lowry has missed the cut at the US Open. The Offaly golfer will be bitterly disappointed at missing out after performing very well to get inside the mark and then seeing it slip away in the final few holes of Friday's second round.
Lowry bowed out on +6, two shots outside the +2 cut. The Clara man had a busy day on Friday as he had to complete his first round first after he didn't finish it on Thursday because of darkness – the round had been delayed at Shinnecock Hills, New York because of fog.
Lowry was in joint 92nd position on +4 when he headed for the club house after 14 holes. He birdied his 17th on Friday to finish the round with a +3 73 and give himself a chance for the second round a little while later.
He turned on level par and a birdie three on the 10th put him on -1 for the day and +2 for the tournament. That would have got him into the weekend action but it went wrong with a double bogey 5 on the next hole. He also had bogeys on 15 and 17 to finish with a second 73 and a +6 total.